Cauliflower, chestnut & sage cake

If you need more cauliflower cheese in your life, this savoury cake with chestnuts is the perfect party option. Serve golden brown with a green salad

Pumpkin & caramel cake

This cake uses a few shortcuts but the final result is a deliciously impressive dulce de leche and pumpkin spice-filled sponge

Spider’s web cake

Swiss meringue buttercream icing transformed into a spooky Halloween showstopper – this rich chocolate sponge will be the guest of honour at any Halloween party

Salted dark chocolate, rye & courgette cake

Not only are these chocolate squares a great way to use up a glut of courgettes, they're topped with rye crumbs and sea salt for a chocolate cake with a twist

Courgette, lemon & thyme cake

Inspired by the allotment, this fragrant, modern bake makes the most of a late-summer courgette crop

Fig & raspberry crumble cake

Easy to make and full of juicy fruit, this cake can be served at teatime or as a pudding, the perfect finish to Sunday lunch

Carrot & pecan muffins

Based on the flavours of carrot cake, these have a surprise ingredient – cannellini beans! They add a lovely texture and help provide 1 of your 5 a day

Butternut, chestnut & lentil cake

This stunning cake is a modern take on the classic nut roast, and the ideal vegan centrepiece, accompanied by all the usual trimmings

Cherry, apricot, peach & pistachio meringue stack

These delicate meringues make a showstopping summer dessert. Layer up before serving to avoid your tower collapsing

Matcha mousse cake

A popular ingredient in Asian desserts, matcha powder is made from finely ground green tea leaves. This pretty cake with white chocolate glaze and cherries is a bit of a challenge but worth it

Lemon drizzle slices

A classic British cake from the Bake Off judge, Paul Hollywood's lemon drizzle is a simple traybake, made extra special with feather icing

Strawberry & elderflower trifle

The plumpest, ripest strawberries make up this classic summer trifle with ginger jelly and a lemon drizzle cake base